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3 unusual facts about Saint Joseph's Oratory


Jesus of Montreal

There are a few shots in the film of the exterior of Saint Joseph's Oratory, taken from a distance.

The sanctuary is implied to be Saint Joseph's Oratory (although this organization actually refused permission to film there).

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Episodes featured people and topics such as Brother Andre of Saint Joseph's Oratory, federal politician Jean Marchand, Quebec Liberal Party president Eric Kierans, and women from rural Quebec communities who developed their careers in Montreal.


1953 Philadelphia Eagles season

Guokas played basketball for Saint Joseph's Hawks in college and the Philadelphia Warriors in the NBA.

1956 college football season

Unbeaten Montana State University met Saint Joseph's College, Indiana in the Aluminum Bowl at Little Rock in the first playoff to determine the NAIA small college championship, and played to a scoreless tie.

Albert Sylla

As a child he was educated in nous Catholic missions, attending the Brothers of Saint Gabriel in Nosy Be, and later the College of the Saint Joseph Christian Brothers in Tamatave.

Barbelin Hall

Barbelin Hall is the most enduring and memorable building on the campus of Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Carmen Boullosa

Finally, the third play satirically recounts the conversation between Joseph and Mary before Mary gives birth to Jesus and ascends to heaven.

Cathedral of Quito

Other notable Cathedral artworks include the Altarpiece (Retablo) of Santa Ana (comprising images of Saint Joaquín, Saint Joseph, and Saint Ann and dating to the 18th century); Bernardo Rodríguez’s Cure of the Lame by Saint Peter; the 1734 sculpture Inmaculada of Bernardo de Legarda (the replica of which watches over Quito from the top of El Panecillo); also, the Adoration of the Three Magi and the Cure of the Crippled (a mural).

Cathedral of San Carlos Borromeo

When the mission was moved, the existing wood and adobe building became the San Jose Chapel for the Presidio of Monterey.

Church of Saint Joseph, Waterloo

The Church of Saint Joseph of Waterloo (French - Église Saint-Joseph de Waterloo) is an 18th-century Belgian church in Waterloo dedicated to Saint Joseph.

Darryl Roberts

Darryl Bevon Roberts (born 26 September 1983 in Saint Joseph) is a Trinidadian footballer who currently plays for Samsunspor in the TFF First League and for the Trinidad and Tobago national team.

Dawn-to-dusk transcontinental flight across the United States

McCook Field, Ohio; Saint Joseph, Missouri; Cheyenne, Wyoming; and remote Salduro Siding, Utah, were selected as refueling points, following a recently established mail route.

Frank Shoofey

In 1974 Shoofey played a role in recovering the preserved heart of Brother André Bessette (now Saint André Bessette), which had been stolen from St. Joseph’s Oratory.

Gilmore LRT Station

Gilmore LRT Station is also the closest station for passengers heading to Saint Joseph's College, St. Luke's Medical Center, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Broadway Centrum where GMA Network's noontime shows, Eat Bulaga! is held, and Trinity University of Asia, formerly Trinity College of Quezon City.

Harold Alfond

He has donated money to various colleges to help improve their sports facilities; for example, the Alfond Arena and Alfond Stadium at the University of Maine, the Harold and Ted Alfond Sports Center at Rollins College, The Alfond Forum at the University of New England and the Alfond Center at Saint Joseph's College of Maine.

Ioan Robu

He then served at the Roman Catholic parish in Craiova and at Saint Joseph's Cathedral in Bucharest.

Iris Bannochie

With her second husband, John, she created and owned Andromeda Gardens, a scenic park with strikingly attractive flowering plants and tropical trees in the village of Bathsheba, Saint Joseph in Barbados.

Jake Long

After surviving the fire during his second year of college, Long got a tattoo of Saint Joseph on his right biceps.

James Madison Wells

Wells was educated at St. Joseph’s College in Bardstown, south of Louisville, Kentucky, Partridges Academy, Middletown, Connecticut, and Cincinnati Law School, having then returned to Louisiana in 1829 to manage several of his family's plantations.

Joseph-Émile Brunet

Joseph-Émile Brunet created the fountain in front of the Basilica and the stone 7'6 ' high sculptures in niches as you enter the basilica, “Marie de L’Incarnation”, “Saint Joseph”, “The Virgin with Jesus”, “François de Laval”, and “St. Joachim”.

Josephite Fathers

It was formed in 1871 by a group of priests from the English Foreign Mission Society of Saint Joseph, also known as the Mill Hill Missionaries.

Kristubhagavatam

Mary held Joseph's hand as Arundhati did Vasishtha's; Just as Vasudeva hid his son Krishna in Nanda's house, so did Joseph take Jesus to Egypt for his safety; Lazarus' sisters embraced him as he emerged out of his tomb, even as Devayani embraced Kacha as he revived after death....

Layou River

It rises in the interior of the country, flowing westward to reach the Caribbean Sea on the country's central western coast, very close to the town of St. Joseph.

Lomazzo

Other good canvasses embellish the small lateral church of Saint Joseph, built in 1629, with contemporary decoration.

Mah Bow Tan

Mah was educated at St. Michael's School (now known as St. Joseph's Institution Junior) and St. Joseph's Institution.

Mel Tjeerdsma

The state had also balked at converting U.S. Route 71 to Maryville to a four-lane highway, even as it had converted the rest of the highway south of Saint Joseph, Missouri to interstate standards.

One Oclarit

His composition "Señor San Jose" is sung anywhere in the world where there are Visayan devotees of Saint Joseph.

Padroado

An example was the island-state of Singapore, where the Portuguese mission, under the Padroado, operated Saint Joseph's Church independently of the Roman Catholic Mission and later the Archdiocese of Singapore.

Perpetual virginity of Mary

Some early writers, Tertullian, Helvidius and Eunomius of Cyzicus, interpreted Matthew's statement to mean that Joseph and Mary did have normal marital relations after Jesus' birth, and that James, Joses, Jude, and Simon were the biological sons of Mary and Joseph, a view held by Helvidius and Eunomius.

Raymond F. Lederer

He attended Saint Joseph's College of Philadelphia (now Saint Joseph's University) from 1960 to 1965, the Community College of Philadelphia from 1967 to 1969 and Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, in 1972.

Saint Joseph Parish, Dominica

Saint Joseph Village is the largest settlement in the parish; it was used as a filming location for 1988's The Seventh Sign.

Saint Joseph, Oregon

Saint Joseph was named by Ben Holladay, who chose this location as the terminus of the westside line of his Oregon Central Railroad, in order to encourage competition between Lafayette and McMinnville.

Saint Joseph's Day

However, the city of Rabat celebrates the traditional Maltese feast on the 19th of March, where in the evening a procession is also held with the statue of St Joseph.

Americans of Polish ancestry, especially those in the Midwest and New England, who have the name Joseph celebrate Saint Joseph's Day (Dzien Swietego Jozefa) as an imieniny.

Saint Patrick's Day in the United States

Major parades include the Irish Channel parade, the Downtown Irish Parade starting in the Bywater neighborhood, multiple parades in the French Quarter, and a combined Irish-Italian Parade celebrating both Saint Patrick's Day and Saint Joseph's Day.

Saints in Methodism

Some Methodist churches are named for historic heroes and heroines of the faith such as the Twelve Apostles (excluding Judas Iscariot), Timothy, Paul, John the Baptist, Mary Magdalene, Virgin Mary, and Joseph; such as the Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew (New York City).

São José do Barreiro

São José do Barreiro (São José in Portuguese means Saint Joseph) is a municipality/county in the microrregion of Bananal in the eastern part of the state of São Paulo in Brazil bordering with state of Rio de Janeiro to the north and south.

SEPTA Route 15

After entering Francisville, Route 15 loops partially around the south side of Girard College, but rejoins Girard Avenue again, and passes by St. Joseph's Hospital.

SJI International School

In 2006, upon the urging of Singapore's Economic Development Board, St Joseph's Institution established an international school.

St. George's Oratory, Padua

George's Oratory, in Padua, Italy, is a Roman Catholic church built by the Marquis Soragna Raimondino Lupi in 1376 as family chapel after the family had settled down in Padua.

Terrell Myers

Terrell attended James Hillhouse after graduation then attended St. Thomas More Prep school in Waterbury, Connecticut, followed by Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he studied and played basketball from 1993-1997.

The Thorn

The Thorn starred John Hassberger as Jesus Christ with supporting roles of Bette Midler as the Virgin Mary; James Harrison as Joseph; John Greenburg as John the Baptist; Fred LaBour as the Angel Fred; Richard Pollard as Rabbi Gabriel; Diana David as Salome; and Jack Castor and Chi Chi as queens.

United National Congress

Gerald Yetming, MP for St. Joseph joined the Opposition back benches in protest of Basdeo Panday's failure to relinquish the position of Leader of the Opposition.

Zabrzeg

There are several landmarks in Zabrzeg, including the Saint Joseph parish church from the 18th century and the statue of Priest Józef Londzin.


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